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Handbooks
On this page you can download a ventilation handbook and a trainee handbook. The handbooks are not-for-profit, and no authors or editors have been paid.
We thus kindly ask that you to consider making a voluntary contribution (suggested donation £5 or £10) to the Intensive Care Society if downloading the books. Your contribution will go towards critical care research.
Ventilation handbook
Respiratory problems frequently precipitate admission to hospital.
The most seriously ill need advanced respiratory support and this is the commonest reason for admission to intensive care. An understanding of respiratory failure and the principles of non-invasive and invasive ventilation is thus essential for those working in this area.
This practical guide to ventilatory support is aimed at all health care professionals (nurses, doctors, respiratory- and physiotherapists) of every grade. Download the handbook as a
pdf file
or as an
e-publication
.
Trainee handbook
This handbook is aimed for anyone considering or currently pursuing a career in intensive care. Download the individual chapters below:
The intensive care doctor: An introduction to a career in intensive care
(Adobe PDF File)
Less than full time training
(Adobe PDF File)
Choosing your skill: Academic Research
(Adobe PDF File)
Choosing your skill: Cardiothoracic ICM
(Adobe PDF File)
Choosing your skill: Echocardiography and Critical Care Ultrasound
(Adobe PDF File)
Choosing your skill: Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
(Adobe PDF File)
Choosing your skill: Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM)
(Adobe PDF File)
Choosing your skill: Quality Improvement
(Adobe PDF File)
The application proces
(Adobe PDF File)
Approaching the consultant's interview
(Adobe PDF File)
New consultant: Top tips
(Adobe PDF File)
Going to the Coroner's Court
(Adobe PDF File)
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